Small Improvements

Help your teams thrive with healthy feedback

by Small Improvements · Performance Management

Executive Summary

Small Improvements is a performance management platform designed for companies of about 50 to 750 employees. It covers performance reviews with optional calibration, 360 degree feedback, objectives, 1:1 meetings, pulse surveys and praise. AI is offered as adjustable AI Coaches, embedded features such as 360 summaries and a writing assistant, and an MCP server for connecting external LLMs. It integrates with HRIS, single sign-on and Slack, and is priced per user per month with a 30-day free trial.

Use Cases

  • Run performance reviews with calibration
  • Collect 360 degree feedback
  • Set and cascade objectives
  • Run structured 1:1 meetings
  • Measure engagement with pulse surveys
  • Recognise colleagues with praise

Features

Visibility

  • Reporting inside the platform: Powerful reporting gives you a clear picture of how your people are performing, right inside the platform.
  • Survey heatmaps and trends: Heatmaps and trend reports point your HR team toward exactly where attention is needed.

Intelligence

  • Adjustable AI Coaches: Adjustable AI Coaches are visible in the sidebar next to many features, they support interactive chats, and admins can fine tune the Coaches to your needs or create new ones.
  • 360 Degree Summaries: 360 Degree Summaries use AI to surface the key recommendations across all that feedback automatically
  • MCP Server: Our MCP Server makes it easy to connect your preferred LLM to Small Improvements.

Support

  • Quick cycle launch: Launch a Cycle in minutes with included templates, and automate notifications at every step of the way.
  • HRIS and Slack integrations: Make your life easier by connecting the HRIS tool you already use to manage user data.
  • Encryption in transit: All data is encrypted during transit using HTTPS/SSL.

Technical Specifications

Deployment
SaaS
MCP Server
Yes

Infrastructure

  • Google Cloud (App Engine)

AI/ML Stack

  • Adjustable AI Coaches
  • Embedded AI features (Writing Assistant, 360 summaries)
  • MCP server for external LLMs (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini)

Integrations

  • BambooHR
  • Google Workspace
  • Google Calendar and Office 365
  • Kallidus (Sapling)
  • Namely
  • Okta
  • OneLogin
  • Personio
  • Rippling
  • Slack
  • Workable
  • Workday

Security & Compliance

Encryption: HTTPS/SSL in transit; encrypted by default in Google data centers; per-field AES-256 for feedback, objectives and reviews

Pricing

Model
Per user per month, billed annually; Launch, Grow and Elevate plans
Starting Price
From $3/user/month (Launch), $6 (Grow), $9 (Elevate); 20-30 user minimum
Target Customer
Small and mid-sized businesses (about 50-750 employees)
Contract Type
Annual
Free Trial
Yes, 30 days

About Small Improvements

Small Improvements is a Berlin-based software company that makes a performance management platform for growing companies, covering reviews, 360 feedback, objectives, 1:1s and pulse surveys. It began in 2011 and has staff in Germany, the UK and the US.

Founded: 2011 · Headquarters: Berlin, Germany

Verified sources

Each of these facts was checked against the vendor page linked (2026-11-05).

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